The Gold State Coach is unique: it’s over
200 years old, solid wood, and so large it can only go at a walking
pace. Leading that walking pace are eight Windsor Grey
Horses, the only horses allowed to pull the Gold State Coach.
Windsor Greys are not a specific breed but are grey horses that the
Royal Family chooses to live and train at the Royal Mews. Most of
the Windsor Greys are Irish…
With less than a month to go until the
Coronation of King Charles III and Queen Camilla, we are learning
new details of the procession set to follow the ceremony at
Westminster Abbey. The procession from Westminster Abbey to
Buckingham Palace will be much larger in scale…
On the morning of Saturday, 6th May, King
Charles will be joined by Queen Camilla as they make their way from
Buckingham Palace to Westminster Abbey for the Coronation. They
will travel to the Abbey in The King’s Procession. Their Majesties
are set to travel in…
Televising the Coronation of Queen
Elizabeth II was a crowning achievement! On June 2, 1953 over eight
million people watched on their own televisions, 10 million people
watched in the homes of friends and family who owned TVs and 1.5
million went to cinemas, pubs and halls to view this live event.
Before this coronations were limited to those invited inside
Westminster Abbey although…
Twenty contemporary art pieces gifted to
Her Late Majesty Queen Elizabeth II in honour of the Platinum
Jubilee will be displayed at The Queen’s Gallery at Buckingham
Palace. Gifted by the Royal Academy of Arts to the late monarch,
the works of art on paper are by…
YEAR IN REVIEW: Queen Elizabeth II's final time at Buckingham Palace
30th December 2022
On 8 September, Her Majesty Queen
Elizabeth II passed away at the age of 96. Like many moments of her
life, her funeral and remembrance events were covered and watched
all over the globe. As thousands of mourners lined the streets of
London, many stood by to pay their final…
ROYAL YEAR IN REVIEW: How The Queen's Green Canopy became a tribute to an historic reign
28th December 2022
It started out as a loving gift to Her
Majesty in honour of her 70 years of service and it became a
memorial to Queen Elizabeth II and her historic reign. The Queen’s
Green Canopy has resulted in the planting of more than one million
trees throughout the Commonwealth. Queen Elizabeth II and her son,
then Prince Charles, kicked off “The Queen’s Green Canopy” (QGC) by
planting a tree in…
This week, a face-to-face meeting, amends
and a promise took place at Buckingham Palace. Lady Susan Hussey
apologised in person to charity founder Ngozi Fulani after an
incident last month at a reception at Buckingham Palace. Hussey
repeatedly asked Fulani where she…
Buckingham Palace was the scene of the
meeting of two Kings when, on Thursday, 10 November, King Charles
III met King Abdullah II of Jordan. The Hashemite sovereign
was in the UK’s capital for a working visit that earlier in the day
saw him also meet His Holiness Pope…
Paw prints will continue to be found
around Buckingham Palace, but this time they won’t belong to
corgis. Instead they will be from Queen Camilla’s Jack Russells.
Beth, 11, and Bluebell, 10, will move into Buckingham Palace with
their humans, a.k.a. King Charles and Queen Camilla, once
renovations are complete. Until then, they will continue to live at
Clarence House. Queen Camilla…
